“According to the world’s largest maker of construction equipment [Caterpillar], the global economy is humming on all cylinders [...] But is it? If you drill down into today’s “better-than-expected” first-quarter results…the revenue data seems to tell a different story.”

“As Goldman and the Senate Committee on Investigations are duking out The Battle of the E-Mails, with each side claiming the other has painted a misleading picture, it is becoming pretty clear that Goldman, contrary to its sanctimonious twattle about putting clients first, actually puts its fees first.”

“A very much downcast Erik Nielsen shares why the soon to be revised IMF/EU 3 year €150 billion (up from €40 billion) Greek bailout will be a waste of taxpayer money. And here is why American taxpayers will soon have to pony up to make sure Greeks can retire at 61…”

“Crowd sourcing is the act of taking a job traditionally performed by an employee and outsourcing it to an undefined group of people on a project-by-project basis, in the form of an open call…it should be crystal clear that outsourcing is ongoing and a very real threat to a whole gamut of IT professionals.”